This week's roundup features articles that will help you get your stress levels down, learn to effectively handle student injuries, lead you to self-realization and empowerment in your practice, and appreciate even more the well-loved Savasana—and that's just some of it.
Here's this week's top posts to get you up to speed:
10 Habits of Healthy People
Real health is about more than just eating your veggies and getting some exercise. It’s just as important to cultivate mental, emotional, and spiritual health as it is to take care of your body. There’s no magic formula to living your healthiest life, but these ten habits that healthy people have in common are a great place to start. Read more…
5 Yoga Poses To Help Reduce Stress And Tension
Yoga works to relieve tension and reduce stress in both the body and the mind, and it can make you more resilient when those recurring stress triggers pop up. Yoga in general seems to have a calming influence though there are certain poses that have a super awesome ability to help us let go. Read more…
Savasana – Just A Resting Pose? Think Again!
I admit it. I’ve been one of those yoga practitioners who never took the value of Savasana seriously. As much as my teachers touted it as the “most important pose in yoga,” I just couldn’t buy it.“Most difficult for students,” says Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, “not waking, not sleeping.” Read more….
5 Yoga Poses For The “Hot Thang” In You!
Have you ever been angry or maybe a little bit competitive? Have you ever had a fever or an infection or just gotten a little hot under the collar in love, lust, or the throes of something you’re really passionate about? Well if you have, and I’m guessing you have, then you’ve experienced the power of Pitta. Read more…
11 Questions To Ask When Handling Student Injuries
Sometimes students will approach you before or after class and share something about an ache or pain they’re experiencing. On the spot, it can be difficult to answer their question unless you get some background first. This is helpful so you can understand and suggest modifications. Read more…
5 Yoga Poses That Promote Self-Realization & Empowerment (And Why)
5 Yoga Poses That Promote Self-Realization & Empowerment (And Why)Yoga isn’t just about how much we sweat. It is a freedom to explore the world, a source of resilience, and a fabulous means of self-expression through movement and style. It is an outlet for feeling good and loving your body. Read more…
We also want to especially acknowledge the death of one of the most admired and prominent figures in modern yoga, guru B.K.S. Iyengar. Thank you, guruji, for your contributions in bringing yoga to a wider audience and for all your inspirational work and guidance.
